The Supply of Misinformation : A Field Experiment
Misinformation abounds, particularly on the internet and on social media. The existing literature has mainly focused on the demand side of misinformation, but much less is known about the supply side: who are the people behind the manipulated and fabricated data spreading on social media? Under what circumstances are people willing to manipulate data? Our study will address these questions by studying workers’ willingness to create misleading graphs about the current Covid-19 pandemic. In an online field experiment, we hired workers on the online platform MTurk and asked them to create misleading graphs about Covid-19 death rates. Roughly 60% of participants accepted the task, creating manipulated graphs which significantly impacted people’s stated mindset and behaviors toward Covid-19 in a separately conducted survey. By examining the supply side of misinformation, this research contributes to stopping the spread of misinformation, specifically health misinformation, on social media and social technology platforms
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2023
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Authors: | Furrer, Norina |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Feldforschung | Field research | Experiment |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (84 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 26, 2021 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.4365063 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014260636
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